Prestone rv pink antifreeze

mike-s wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
WHY use anything??? Simply blow out your system.

You really do want to pour something in the drain traps and toilet bowl.

Depends, some vegetable oil in the drain after closing it out keeps the odors at bay. Also a small amount to seal the toilet bowl.

For 20+ years Wal Mart has been "at war" with name brand EVERYTHING. And, IMO it gets a little worse each year where you often cannot find a legacy brand.

Sometimes, it matters, other times (Like the two safety data sheets above)...the pink stuff is predominately pink stuff- no real chemical difference...one says Prestone, one says Super Tech.

I have not seen the Prestone RV Anti-Freeze in any Walmart I have shopped at for RV Anti-Freeze, but you can buy it on walmart.com. I think they only sell it in a pack of 6 1 gallon containers, so may be more than you need.

-Michael

Cummins12V98 wrote:
WHY use anything??? Simply blow out your system.

You really do want to pour something in the drain traps and toilet bowl.

It is in every auto parts store and discount store.

WHY use anything??? Simply blow out your system.

I'm suddenly seeing RV antifreeze for sale in retail stores everywhere. Not good. Now I am suddenly depressed because it means the end of the camping season is nigh. :(

Forget the cheapo alcohol based stuff and get the good stuff that has propylene glycol in it. It won't evaporate, won't taint piping, isn't flammable, isn't toxic and lubricates seals. Costs a bit more but is worth it. I get ours at a local independent RV shop. If you blow your lines out, a jug of antifreeze will go a long way.

There are a number of brands of the PG type. Camco has both types. Sometimes the contents are in teeny weeny print and hard to read. Note that some may contain recycled PG and you want virgin PG.

loggenrock wrote:
I agree - I avoid the ethyl alcohol stuff. Really don't need to add anything else flammable to the rig... I prefer to use the Prestone when I can get it, too.

As i foggily recall. Eons back when this thread was run and the issue of flammability came up, I went out to the barn and splashed some of that "its gonna burn" stuff on the floor and put the propane torch to it. Nada happened. :h

I've been using the SuperTech brand since 2006 and as far as I know it has never caused an issue. I usually buy it by the case at the end of winter and can get it for about $1.50 a gallon since it's end of freeze season.

I agree - I avoid the ethyl alcohol stuff. Really don't need to add anything else flammable to the rig... I prefer to use the Prestone when I can get it, too.